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At the beginning of this I identified with the father because I too am an obsessive lover of cheese. By the end of the story, I want nothing to do with this man. Loved the transformation.

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I think if I go back to work on this, I'll make Joe more sympathetic. Try to see how much sympathy I can draw out of a snapshot situation like this.

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Cheese is the gateway to sympathy

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lol I came here to say the same

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Give Joe a chance.

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You're a genius. Nothing else to add.

PS: No parmesan on the marinara. That's a rule. :)

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Thanks! Even though you're wrong about no parm on red. Is that a thing?

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it's probably worse than having a cappuccino in the afternoon.

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Even iced?

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At normal Italian cafes you'd have iced coffee, not iced cappuccino. Maybe at Starbucks you can have something like that.

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Just gonna go ahead and say it: Joe is my hero. NOW WHERE'S MY PEPPER

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Real ones know.

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This is sad.

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I was trying to be kinda funny!

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He has larger problems than just a cheese addiction.

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There's no larger problem than cheese addiction.

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